Jerome Foster II
| Jerome Foster II | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 2002 Washington, DC, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Environmental Activism & Founder OneMillionOfUs |
Jerome Foster II[1][2] (born 9 May 2002) is a 17-year-old African-American climate justice activist, voting rights advocate, and virtual reality developer[3] and has led three social impact ventures: TAU VR, The Climate Reporter, and OneMillionOfUs where he is currently the Executive Director.
Personal life[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Jerome Foster II was born and raised in Washington, DC.[4] Jerome attends Washington Leadership Academy, an XQ Super School. She is the youngest of five children.[5]
Activism & Entrepreneurship[edit]
TAU VR[edit]
When Jerome was 14 years old, he founded a immersive technology company, TAU VR, to build civic based creative writing workshops, taught by teens, to kids who do not have access to writing experiences outside of school.[6][7] During a Kids Tales workshop, kids write a short story that is published in an anthology, a real book.[8][9] Fifteen hundred kids in nine countries have participated in Kids Tales workshops.[10][11] Kids Tales has engaged over 400 teen teachers and published 90 anthologies.[12][13]
The Climate Reporter[edit]
Jerome Foster II[14] in November of 2017 founded The Climate Reporter[15] which is an international youth-led climate-focused news outlet[16] on writing articles written by young people and front-line communities(as defined in the preamble of the Green New Deal). The Climate Reporter has writers in 11 countries and 3 indigenous nations according to their archived contributors list.[17]
White House Climate Strikes[edit]
As apart of Greta Thunberg's School Strike for Climate protest, Foster holds weekly climate strikes in front of the White House in Lafayette Square.[18] the 2018 March For Our Lives events ended on March 24, Katie and other students from her high school organized a 50 mile march from Madison, WI to Janesville, WI, the hometown of former U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, to call him out for his role in blocking and burying gun legislation.[19][20] This 50 Miles More march lead Katie and her team to launch a nationwide campaign called #50more in #50states to challenge the other 49 states to hold 50 Mile Marches to the hometown or office of one of their NRA-backed elected officials to demand they take action to end gun violence.[21][22] 50 Miles More did 50 mile walk in Massachusetts in August 2018. 50 Miles More also innovated a nationwide youth-led voter engagement initiative targeting these newly engaged marchers to get them to the polls to vote in the 2018 midterm elections.[23][24]
OneMillionOfUs[edit]
Jerome [25][26] founded OneMillionOfUs[27] in early 2019. This organization is an non-partisan, non-profit, international youth voting and advocacy organization that provides resources and training to young people across the United States. This organization also created a "Uniting Youth Coalition"[28] representing 5 youth social movements: gun violence, climate change, immigration reform, gender equality, and racial equality to have a space on both the local and national level to coordinate events and campaigns between movements.
Honors & Awards[edit]
- World Series of Entrepreneurship – 2017[29]
- DC State Board of Education Leadership and Commitment Award – 2018[30]
- Union of Concerned Scientists' Defender of Science 2019[31]
- Audubon Naturalist Society 2020 Youth Environmental Champion Award[32]
- 2020 Grist 50! Environmental Fixer Achievement[33]
References[edit]
- ↑ January 30; Smith-Janssen, 2020 Karen L. "He's Leading D.C.'s Movement for Climate Action—and He's a High School Senior". NRDC. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "Planning protests, not prom: Inside today's youth climate strike movement". Earth Day. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ Washington Leadership Academy, retrieved 2020-02-03
- ↑ Teich, Teran Powell, Joy Powers, Mitch. "Wisconsin Students Take Protest To House Speaker's Backyard". www.wuwm.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "Shorewood teen helps children tell their unique stories | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle". www.jewishchronicle.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "The Prudential Spirit Of Community Awards". spirit.prudential.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "Wisconsin teen's creative writing program Kids Tales has global reach". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ ysa.org https://ysa.org/eyh-katie-eder/. Retrieved 2018-12-17. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Teen Takes Writing Inspiration to Fellow Students". www.literacyworldwide.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "102: Changing the world while still in high school with Katie Eder". Entrepreneur Before 25. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/09/01/global-literacy-organization-honors-kids-tales.html. Retrieved 2018-12-17. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Katie Eder - PEACE Fund Radio Hero of the Week". The PEACE Fund. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "UntitledTown Book and Author Festival Schedule". untitledtown2018.sched.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "Global Climate Strike: 5 Youth Activists Who Are Leading the Charge on Climate Action". Rainforest Alliance. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ Hansen, Terri (2019-09-20). "Four Climate Scientists on How to Take On Climate Change Today". NationofChange. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "The Climate Reporter". Peoples Climate Movement. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "About The Climate Reporter". Medium. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "This 16-Year-Old Is Taking the School Climate Strike to the U.S. Capitol". Yes! Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "Why This Wisconsin Teen Is Marching 50 Miles to Protest Gun Violence". YR Media. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ Ruiz, Rebecca. "Wisconsin high school students to walk 50 miles, dare Paul Ryan not to act on gun reform". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ "These Wisconsin High Schoolers Are Marching 50 Miles For Gun Control — To Paul Ryan's Hometown". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ PM, Tracy Lee On 3/26/18 at 6:26 (2018-03-26). "Students trek 50 miles to Paul Ryan's hometown to continue March For Our Lives". Newsweek. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ Seyler, Lainy (March 27, 2018). "Wisconsin students are marching 50 miles to Paul Ryan's hometown for action on gun laws". USA Today.
- ↑ Hamedy, Saba (March 26, 2018). "In Wisconsin, they're not done marching. Next stop: Paul Ryan's hometown". CNN.com.
- ↑ "19 youth climate activists you should be following on social media". Earth Day. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "Jerome Foster | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "OneMillionOfUs | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ McKibben, Bill. "What Can the Coronavirus Teach Us?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "Alumni". World Series of Entrepreneurship | Changing the Trajectory of Lives. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ "Rethinking the District's High School Graduation Requirements | sboe". sboe.dc.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ "2019 UCS Science Defenders | Union of Concerned Scientists". www.ucsusa.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ "Jerome Foster II | 2020 Youth Environmental Champion". Retrieved 2020-03-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Jerome Foster II Grist 50: 2020: Celebrating 5 Years of Fixers". Grist. Retrieved 2020-03-20. Unknown parameter
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